At the National Interest, Jamie Metzl, who has served on the National Security Council, writes of North Korea: … those predicting its imminent collapse have continually been proven wrong. But today, the North Korean madness may well be nearing i... Read more

The announcement that the United States and Cuba would reopen their embassies in each other’s countries came just as the United States was preparing to celebrate its independence. But despite the welcome news, Washington has yet to properly reco... Read more

BUILDING a Trans-Caspian Pipeline would allow the European Union to triple gas imports from the Caspian region in five years. The first gas supplies from Turkmenistan could arrive in Europe in four years, if the plans go ahead, writes World Revi... Read more

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and subsequent support for separatists in eastern Ukraine gave rise to fears that this scenario could be repeated elsewhere. Especially worrisome is the fact that the intervention was justified by the alleged need t... Read more

Russia kicked off three days of high-level summitry on July 8, hosting leaders of several Asian and developing countries that it hopes will form the foundation of a new, non-Western world order. Leaders of countries including China, India, Brazi... Read more

Russia expressed “deep concern” today (2 July) over Ukraine’s plans to decentralise power as part of a peace deal with separatist rebels, underlining the gulf between Moscow and Kyiv as the conflict rumbles on despite a ceasefi... Read more

Six months ago, it looked like Armenia had made a final, definitive choice to align itself with Russia rather than the European Union. But now the government in Yerevan seems to be reaching out to Brussels again and seeking something like the ki... Read more

Ukraine said Thursday it would offer nearly 350 state firms for sale to foreign investors at an upcoming US conference aimed at saving the war-shattered country’s imploding economy. The huge privatisation effort — due to kick off in... Read more

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia continued to see double digit growth in 2014, but 90 percent of GDP is driven by agriculture and other services. The country also faces several constraints slowing down its transformation into an industrialized economy. Th... Read more

Nairobi — More than 40 percent of South Sudan’s 11 million people need food aid, the latest analysis shows, the highest hunger levels recorded in the world’s youngest country, where fighting erupted 18 months ago. Conflict, high food... Read more